"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default."
-J.K. Rowling

Now I have read this quote many times. And every time I am just as inspired by it. I am terrified of failure. In fact, that is my biggest fear about teaching, and I won't delve into that because I try not to dwell on my fears. (Ha. I say that, but I don't do that.) Anyways, this quote is so powerful to me. This idea gives me courage to keep trying, because like Rowling says, if I am so afraid to fail that I never enter a situation where failure is a possibility, I've already failed. So I might as well try, even if it means I could fail. There's no point in not trying, right? Plus, I find it oddly comforting that someone I admire so much can so candidly admit to failure, and knowing that I am not the only one who ever fails. 

I also recently read a speech given by Mitt Romney about how failure can often be a path to success. So maybe they're on to something, because all these super successful people are advocating failure. But then again, they're all super successful so they don't really need to worry about failing anymore, do they.

Either way, fail on! 

Hahaha JK JK I actually am not nearly successful enough that I can welcome failure, and so still try to avoid it whenever possible. Am I jinxing myself? Tyler doesn't believe in that.